The MLB playoffs start in…oh, about six and a half hours or so from the moment I publish this piece. Of course, I went to our staff to get predictions for both wild card games, both league champions, the World Series champion, and the World Series MVP. Without any further ado, here we go.

Joe Lucia

Garrett Wilson

Pat Lackey

Charlie Saponara

NL Wild Card

Braves

Braves

Braves

Braves

AL Wild Card

Rangers

Rangers

Rangers

Rangers

NL Champion

Braves

Reds

Reds

Nationals

AL Champion

A's

A's

A's

Yankees

World Champion

Braves

Reds

Reds

Yankees

World Series MVP

Jason Heyward

Jay Bruce

Joey Votto

Robinson Cano

Scott Allen

Matt Lindner

Tim Livingston

Brian

NL Wild Card

Braves

Braves

Cardinals

Braves

AL Wild Card

Rangers

Orioles

Orioles

Orioles

NL Champion

Giants

Reds

Nationals

Nationals

AL Champion

A's

A's

A's

Tigers

World Champion

A's

A's

A's

Tigers

World Series MVP

Yoenis Cespedes

Josh Reddick

Josh Reddick

Miguel Cabrera

The most common pick to win the World Series? The A's, with three of our eight writers picking them to go all the way. The Reds got two votes, while the Braves, Tigers, and Yankees all picked up one. Six of us had the A's winning the AL pennant, while the two stragglers went with the Yankees and Tigers. In the National League, four of the five qualified teams have been picked to win the pennant, with three picks for the Reds, three for the Nationals, and one each for the Giants and Braves. As for the wild card games, seven of eight have picked the Braves to beat the Cardinals tonight, while the Rangers only have a 5-3 advantage over the Orioles.